LEGO
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This app actually scans your kids’ LEGOs, then lets them know what they can build with them. Whoa.
Read Essay →: This app actually scans your kids’ LEGOs, then lets them know what they can build with them. Whoa.My son is all about LEGO these days, which is why I was intrigued when I heard about Brikit, a…
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Alert! Baby Yoda Lego Set lets your child build The Child.
Read Essay →: Alert! Baby Yoda Lego Set lets your child build The Child.A smart part of me is a little worried that we’re turning into the Baby Yoda blog here on Cool…
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10 of the coolest tech toys and gifts for tweens and big kids | Holiday Tech Guide 2019
Read Essay →: 10 of the coolest tech toys and gifts for tweens and big kids | Holiday Tech Guide 2019Next up in our Holiday Tech Guide 2019, we’re sharing the coolest tech toys and gifts for tweens and big…
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LEGO’s new NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander building set is out of this world.
Read Essay →: LEGO’s new NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander building set is out of this world.This summer, July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Lunar Landing. Even though space travel has been…
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FamousBrick LEGO minifigures bring their favorite famous people down to size
Read Essay →: FamousBrick LEGO minifigures bring their favorite famous people down to sizeWhether you have a LEGO fanatic that is nine or 49, FamousBrick’s LEGO minifigures lets you put anyone from Bill…
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12 delightfully geeky gifts under $20 | Tech Holiday Gift Guide 2018
Read Essay →: 12 delightfully geeky gifts under $20 | Tech Holiday Gift Guide 2018If you’re like us and have an abundance of geeks to buy for this holiday season, you’ll appreciate these awesome,…
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The Women of NASA LEGO set is coming! Because the present is female, too.
Read Essay →: The Women of NASA LEGO set is coming! Because the present is female, too.Way back in February of this year, we wrote about forthcoming the Women of NASA LEGO Set which proposed wonderful mini versions…
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The Women of NASA LEGO set is coming! #Shero!
Read Essay →: The Women of NASA LEGO set is coming! #Shero!Looks like it’s shaping up to be a very LEGO day at Cool Mom HQ. First we find the awesome…
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What parents need to know about the new LEGO Life social media app for kids
Read Essay →: What parents need to know about the new LEGO Life social media app for kidsThis week, LEGO launched a new social media-style app for kids called LEGO Life (iOS and Android), a free app that’s…
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Flybrix kits let kids build their own LEGO drones. Then crash them. Then build them again.
Read Essay →: Flybrix kits let kids build their own LEGO drones. Then crash them. Then build them again.Of all the STEM toys out there for kids these days, LEGOs are my hands-down favorite. Except when I step on…
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Cool tech gifts for men and women under $25: 2015 Tech Gift Guide
Read Essay →: Cool tech gifts for men and women under $25: 2015 Tech Gift GuideFor our final installment of our 2015 Tech Gift Guide, we’ve got lots and lots of cool tech gifts for…
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16 really cool STEM toys and gifts for kids: 2015 Tech Gift Guide
Read Essay →: 16 really cool STEM toys and gifts for kids: 2015 Tech Gift GuideWe love toys for kids that are educational too, which is why we’re so happy to share of these some favorite cool STEM…
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7 cool things you can do with MiniDrones. You know, beyond flying them into trees.
Read Essay →: 7 cool things you can do with MiniDrones. You know, beyond flying them into trees.We’re seeing drones at the top of a lot of tween and teen holiday wish lists this year. And really,…
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Build your own bookends for all those back to school books
Read Essay →: Build your own bookends for all those back to school booksWith all the amazing books for tweens and helpful book recommendation websites we’ve been sharing on Cool Mom Picks and…
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The new LEGO Minifigures Online game, where everything is (mostly) awesome
Read Essay →: The new LEGO Minifigures Online game, where everything is (mostly) awesomeFor years, my kids have collected LEGO Minifigures which they love to play with while building with their LEGO bricks. So,…
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Rebrickable helps breathe new life into your kids’ old LEGO sets.
Read Essay →: Rebrickable helps breathe new life into your kids’ old LEGO sets.I’m usually hesitant about buying a big, expensive LEGO kit because, after my kids put it together once, then what? Sometimes kids…
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The My Old Basement LEGO kit: Why should the kids born after 1996 have all the fun?
Read Essay →: The My Old Basement LEGO kit: Why should the kids born after 1996 have all the fun?With all these new LEGO sets coming out, like Scooby Doo LEGO and Doctor Who LEGO, I’ve got total LEGO envy.…
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Everything is Awesome: Kids’ music download of the week
Read Essay →: Everything is Awesome: Kids’ music download of the weekThough we are still a bit miffed that The LEGO Movie wasn’t nominated for an Academy Award in the Best…
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Light Stax glow above and beyond
Read Essay →: Light Stax glow above and beyondAt Toy Fair this week, I was totally entranced by the Light Stax Electric Light Blocks, sort of a Lite Brite-LEGO…
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Show your Super Bowl XLIX team pride on your phone. With LEGOs.
Read Essay →: Show your Super Bowl XLIX team pride on your phone. With LEGOs.When it comes to the Super Bowl, half the fun is cheering for one team and trash-talking the other. And…